Journey through time in Greece

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Etwin and Ning's first station was...
1. Crete island
2. Parthenon
3. Delphy
4. Stroggili island
Stroggili island was later named...
1. Athens
2. Thira
3. Santorini
4. Olympia
The famous palace of Knossos had a labyrinth because...
1. King Minos wanted to play with his friends.
2. A mythical monster, Minotaur, was living inside.
3. There were the sleeping rooms of the King Minos' family.
4. It was difficult for anyone who had come in to find the exit way.
The oracle of Delphy was dedicated to....
1. Poet Homer
2. God Apollo
3. God Zeus
4. Philosopher Socrates
Etwin and Ning are in the room of the throne of King Minos (Knossos, Crete). What are they doing?
1. They are thinking about hero Theseus and the mythical monster Minotaur.
2. They are watching the volcano explosion on Stroggili Island.
3. They are admiring the famous wall-paintings.
4. They are sitting on the throne, like to be kings.
The Greeks travelled in the Mediterranean Sea to make colonies...
1. Two times, about 1.000 B.C. and 600 B.C.
2. In 550 B.C.
3. After the war against the Persians.
4. After the Stroggili's volcano explosion.
What is the "Lion Gate"?
1. A wall painting in the Knossos Palace.
2. A heroic poem of Homer.
3. A temple in Ancient Olympia.
4. The entrance of the citadel of Mycenae.
The Byzantines' favourite sport was...
1. Football
2. Horse races
3. Fighting
4. Road race
Greece belonged to the Byzantine Empire since....
1. Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, conquered the world.
2. Romans made public works in Greece.
3. Emperor Constantine transferred the capital of the Roman Empire into Constantinople.
4. Emperor Justinian built Saint Sophia's church in Constantinople.
Where was the statue of goddess Athena, made of gold and ivory by sculptor Pheidias?
1. In the Parthenon, inside the Acropolis.
2. In the oracle of Delphy.
3. At the theatre of Epidaurus in the Peloponnese.
4. In the Panathenaic Stadium.
The "Elgin Marbles" are...
1. Marble statues and sculptures of the Geometric Period.
2. A collection of Acropolis marble sculptures and statues, which were transported to Britain by the Lord of Elgin, a British ambassador in the Ottoman Empire.
3. The statues of Greece that the Romans took to decorate their squares and houses.
4. The marble statues and sculptures of the Acropolis Museum.
Spyros Louis was...
1. A poet, awarded with the Nobel Prize of Literature, like Odysseas Elytis and George Seferis.
2. A governor of Greece.
3. An important Greek composer, like Manos Hadjidakis and Mikis Theodorakis.
4. The winner of the Marathon running race, in 1896, Athens, at the first international Olympic Games.
The trip of the Olympic Flame to the word every four years symbolises...
1. The sun and the sea of Greece.
2. The world peace and fair play.
3. The light of Ancient Olympia.
4. Democracy.
It was the reward for the winners of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece.
1. Land and houses.
2. A lot of money.
3. A wreath of olive branch.
4. A trip to the world.

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